Gorbunov O.G., Ivanov A.V. 2024. A new species of the genus Synanthedon Hübner, 1819 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from the European Russia // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.33. No.4: 483–489 [in English].
1 A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prospekt 33, Moscow 119071 Russia.
2 Chuvash Branch of the Russian Entomological Society, Cheboksary, Russia.
Oleg Gorbunov: gorbunov.oleg@mail.ru ORCID 0000-0001-5706-621X
Aleksandr Ivanov: alexvti@list.ru ORCID 0009-0001-3215-2514
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.33.4.10
ABSTRACT. A new species, Synanthedon losmanovi, sp.n. from the Chuvash Republic and Moscow Oblast’ in European Russia, is described and figured. Both externally and in the structure of the male genitalia, this new species seems to be the closest to Nearctic Synanthedon fatifera Hodges, 1963 and S. viburni Engelhardt, 1925, but superficially, it is very similar to the Palaearctic Conopia spheciformis ([Denis et Schiffermüller], 1775), and Thamnosphecia pseudoscoliaeformis (Špatenka et Arita, 1992). The larval host plant and the features of their biology are unknown, but judging by the biotope where the typical specimens were collected, it may be Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaerth. (Betulaceae).
KEY WORDS. Sesiidae, Synanthedonini, clearwing moths, Synanthedon, new species, Palaearctic Region, Russia.